How do you raise a child? How do you raise a teenager? How do you raise a whole new person, who is a part of you but is more herself than you ever realize? How do you raise that per… Read More

The weather is hot and humid, the cool breeze is not exactly cool and you are struggling to be comfortable in any attire and location. Welcome to summer in India! Kay sweats a lot and as… Read More

When you are raising a girl child, nobody ever tells you how fast they will grow up. How fast they will change. How fast they will evolve. How fast they will mature. How fast the… Read More

I remember when Kay was a newborn, I waited and prayed for her to grow up fast. I thought as she grew up, my life would get easier. When she was a toddler, a fun, naughty and exhausting… Read More

It is a misconception that as your child grows older, you won’t be needed much.  Sure, they may not fit in your lap. They may not need you to run after them to get stuff don… Read More

All it takes is 18 years, 18 summers And  18 winters For, Tiny fingers that clutch your hands, Tottering legs that follow you everywhere, To, Wandering souls… Read More

With Kay growing up in the blink of an eye, I find myself with more time than ever. While I am proud of the girl she is growing up to be, seeing her discover new roles, responsibilities and… Read More

The complexity of our bodies and the pressure that we put on ourselves is exhausting. We have reached a stage, where, be it the thinnest or fattest, curvy or athletic, tall or short, dusky o… Read More

As a mother of a to-be 9 year old girl, I am constantly attending, dropping and picking her up from multiple parties and playdates. Honestly, I feel the pressure these days is intense and th… Read More

My daughter is an avid reader and while she exchanges books with her friends often and we have a library membership which we visit once a week; I have noticed her gravitating towards her fav… Read More

I have done a lot of research on kids smartwatches. For my daughter’s upcoming birthday, she wished to have a smartwatch and that brought out a lot of digging around. She’s obvio… Read More

Lately, our days have been action packed and we have been spending a lot of time outdoors. This means, eating a lot of junk food and carrying a perennial tan. Being with a husband who is per… Read More

The past few weeks have been busy with festivities and the changing weather. In my household, changing weather implies only one thing, sickness. Here, sickness does not mean acute fever but… Read More

The last few weeks have been busy and I have discovered a different way of bonding with my daughter. The speed at which she’s growing up, I am constantly looking at ways to connect wit… Read More

After nearly nine years of being a parent, there are certain things I wish I could have done differently. While I absolutely thrive and adore being Kay’s mumma, when I look back in tim… Read More

As a mother and a parent, there are multiple things we do everyday. Unknowingly, some of these routines become a habit and become a trademark ‘to do’ between a mother/daughter, f… Read More

I have been into writing from forever and being a part of the education industry, I have regularly interacted with parents and families from the initial days of my career. Whenever I would i… Read More

I have been meaning to write this list from a long time. There are so many such small anecdotes that I always share with my friends having daughters that the boy moms just can’t relat… Read More

When you are an Indian, home remedies and ‘ghar ke nuske’ are tips that you are unknowingly used to in all walks of life. As a young kid, you are handed over weird smelling and t… Read More

We were watching this Netflix series the other day which was about kidnapping and PTSD. Honestly, the subject itself is morbid and as parents, even the conceptual idea of something bad happe… Read More

The weather is changing and it is affecting everyone from kids to adults. The incessant heat with occasional bouts of rain and wind, not forgetting the constant pollution and dust, we are ex… Read More

f there’s anything I have learnt and follow religiously post covid, it is the philosophy of life is too short. For me covid started the day of our wedding anniversary, with my mother h… Read More

It is so hard to raise a kid who is independent, self reliant yet plays well with others and is attentive and well-read. I know, this kid sounds like nobody in real life and while my daughte… Read More

As a mother, I think the biggest question and worry in our mind always is how to feed our child something nutritious, healthy yet tasty always. Being a mother of an 8 year old, athletic, act… Read More

Today after I dropped my daughter at school, when I came back and started clearing up the storm of a ‘morning mess’ behind me; I found her old favorite doll behind the sofa. Amon… Read More

It’s been a while since school ended and with my girl being at home, the routine that we follow throughout the year has gone for a toss. After coming back home from a month long vacati… Read More

Holidays are fun. Holidays are also funny with kids. Funny, because, as parents holidays don’t really count as holidays and is usually just seen as a change of place.  At least, t… Read More

Things to remember when having a girl child: Daughters are awesome and having a girl child is a lot of fun but girls also have a lot of personality. Being a girl mom, I am undoubtedly bia… Read More

This is the season of summer holidays which for many also means ‘travel time.’  We are traveling too and here are a few tips when you are traveling with your kids for a week… Read More

When my daughter was younger, I used to think as she grew older, it would be easier to take care of her. And today when she is eight, I realize how wrong I was. It doesn’t get easier a… Read More

My daughter studies in an International school which essentially means our holidays start when the other kids’ holidays end.  Her holiday begins now by May end and will go on till… Read More

As mothers and parents, we always want our baby girl to be our baby at all times. My girl is eight now and I don’t think I have ever wished for time to go slower and pause more than no… Read More

I grew up in a family who lives abroad more than in India. Thus, for me, traveling is something I have grown up loving and doing extensively since childhood. Every holiday and vacation has h… Read More

When my daughter was small, I thought things would get easier as she grew up. Now she’s eight and I am still in a turmoil whether things were easier then or now. Being a baby or a todd… Read More

It is okay to not be present at all times. This constant need to be present for everything has really created havoc in my life. I am functioning on four hours of sleep, laundry loads that… Read More

I have noticed these ‘small’ hunger pangs sneak in at the weirdest times of the day. They come right after clearing up the lunch vessels,  an hour after breakfast, post a pl… Read More

My girl goes to an IB school and while I am thrilled at her progress and overall development, the biggest challenge is the lack of summer holidays. While the rest of the country is having su… Read More

I wake up every morning with an eternal question on what to pack for my daughter’s lunch. She leaves for school at 7 am and returns back post her school and extracurricular activities… Read More

My girl loves sprouts and pulses of all sorts. I know they are not necessarily healthy but she is more than happy to eat a sprout salad, chana, rajma, sprout sabzi over the regular veggies… Read More

With the changing weather, intermittent bouts of cold and heat waves, both grown ups and little ones are falling sick. We live in Mumbai and for a city that is used to a yearlong humid weath… Read More

When you go visiting a family which has children, the primary instinct is to buy a toy or chocolates for the kid. After all, if the child is happy, the family is happy and it leaves you the… Read More

Lately, we seem to be having a super busy social life with not just work and regular commitments but a pretty active social life. Every weekend, the whole family has been partying and I mean… Read More

I always heard that girls grow up at a blink of an eye. I mean, I am sure boys do too but girls do tend to get more mature, responsible and have a feisty side much sooner than their boy coun… Read More

Being a writer, while I have always been good with words, the struggle to connect as a writer who is a parent is what pushed me to start this blog. It’s been nearly eight years of bein… Read More

For some reason, be it in the western world or India, the topic of puberty has always been a touchy one.  When it came to boys becoming men or girls becoming women, the occasions are co… Read More

The wafer thin line of juggling parenting and oneself.. The pressure to deliver, to achieve, to be perfect at all times, in all walks of life is so daunting for a woman that cracks are bo… Read More

As I see the rising stack of YA books in my daughter’s shelf, I come to the startling reaction that my baby girl is no longer a baby. She’s just 8 years old but at times, whe… Read More

Young girls are a mystery whose personality keeps changing everyday.  I have a nearly eight year old and lately, there have been so many instances when I feel she’s already a… Read More